Maximize the Availability of Health Data while Minimizing Storage Costs

Overview: Today's healthcare organizations collect, manage and exploit enormous amounts of digital information in the forms of patient records, accounts, medical images and studies, supply chain and other types of data. The organization requires reliable access to this data to perform its core func-tions and back-end services. The growth in healthcare regulations such as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) and the threat of lawsuits further complicate data storage. Losing any health-care data or extended access to it can result in a risk to patient wellbeing, severe costs and penalties, and loss of reputation.